The Journey: Appalachia to Paradise to Purgatory
An autobiography of the innocence, happiness, and final disappointment of a West Virginia coal miner’s son who sees his country on the slippery slope to immorality and cultural destruction as he journeys from the coal fields to the military and highest levels of academia.
About The Author
Colonel Vaughan Witten
Colonel Vaughan Witten was born on 18 February 1935 in Anawalt, West Virginia in a small coal mining village of about 2000 people, McDowell County. Born of wonderful parents, mother Arlene Walker Witten of Martinsville, VA., his father a coal miner and Baptist Minister Alphonso Witten of Anawalt, WV.
Dr. Witten has five siblings Audrey (deceased), Sandra, Janita, James and Emma. Both mother and father passed away in 2000 and 1991 respectively. Dr. Witten was educated in a small one room schoolhouse with one teacher who taught six different grades in different corners of a small space.
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Colonel Vaughan Witten’s Inspiring Book, “The Journey: Appalachia to Paradise to Purgatory,” Was Displayed at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California
Every year, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books becomes livelier and brighter due to the growing number of attendees. From book lovers, casual readers, and literary collectors to authors and publishers, people gathered to celebrate literacy. The largest book festival in the US opened its doors last April for a glamorous two-day weekend celebration with the bookworms.
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